“We are proud of the growth our Petland Mexico team has experienced,” said Petland Chief Operating Officer, Joe Watson. “It's rewarding to work with a team that is passionate and shares our visions and goals.”

The Harari brothers are thrilled to bring the Petland experience to Mexico and to uphold the company’s mission of matching the right pet with the right person and meeting the needs of both.

“We love pets as well as the Petland system,” said Dan Harari. “It is great to be with a company that provides this kind of support.”

Petland Mexico plans on opening more Petland retail locations in 2011 in Mexico City. Petland, Inc. is a franchise operation with more than 200 quality, full service, retail pet centers across the United States, Canada, Japan, China, Mexico and South Africa. Petland is ranked among Entrepreneur magazine’s “Franchise 500.” For more information on Petland, please visit the company's Web site at www.petland.com.